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Flock Print
AZMIR Flock Print
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Md.Azmeri Latif Beg

M.Sc. in Textile Engineering
Daffodil International University

Faculty of Engineering
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Flock Print:
Flock printing or Flocking is a printing process in
which Short Fibers of Rayon ,cotton wool or another
Natural or synthetic Material are applied to an
Adhesive –coated surface
Flock print is very attractive print. The looks and
feeling this prints are very nice. The printing
technique of flock prints is totally different from as
usual screen, auto machine and rotary prints.
The printers don’t use any dyes and chemical during
the flock print. They use normal printing screen, gum
and powder of fabric.

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Flock Print:

Flock print
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Types Of Flock Print:

By Materials:

1.Cotton flock prints

2.Polyester flock print. Polyester flock print
also known as Nylon flock print.
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Types Of Flock Print:

By Technic:

1. Single color flock print

2. multi color flock print.
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Cotton Flock Print:

Cotton flock print is a most common type of prints.
We know the main materials of flock print is a
powder of fiber. That means the flock is a very very
small part of the fiber. When we produced the fiber
for flock print from cotton source, we called it cotton
fiber. And when we use this cotton fiber for flock print
we called it the flock print as cotton flock.
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Cotton Flock Print:

Cotton flock print

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Advantage of Cotton Flock

Print:

1. It is not so harmful for human body as

polyester.
2. The fiber didn’t stay on the fabric surface after
the print.
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Disadvantage Of Cotton Flock

Print:
1. This type of flock print is not glossy as polyester
flock print.

2. Hand feel is not so good and soft as polyester

flock print.

3. It is not available in the market as polyester flock.

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Polyester Flock Print:

When the flock powder is produced from
polyester or nylon source then we called it
polyester flock.

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Polyester Flock Print

Polyester flock print on taffeta fabric

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Advantage of polyester flock

print:
1. The polyester flock print is very shiny and
attractive .

2. Hand feel is very good and soft like as velvet.

3. polyester flock is very common in market.

Advantage
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Disadvantage Of Polyester
Flock Print:

1. Polyester flock can be a cause of allergy

in the human body.
2. Polyester flock remains on the fabric
surface.
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Single Color Flock Print:

It is a common flock print. Most of the

buyers asked for single color flock print.
Single color flock print quality always
remains very good.
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Single color Flock Print:

Single color flock print

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Multi Color Flock Print:

It’s a very difficult process. It makes the flock
quality very poor. Actually a multi color
flock print becomes a felt type print. It
makes the hand feel of flock print very
poorly.
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Multi Color Flock Print

Multi color flock print

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Required Materials And Tools

For Flock Print:
1. Printing table
2. Screen with require design
3. High quality gum
4. Powder of fiber
5. An electric plate with appropriate power supply.
6. Net like flock filter
7. Belt curing machine or heat presses curing
machine.
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Flock Printing Machine

Flock printing machine

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Printing Table Heat Machine

Printing table heat machine

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Flock Printing Process:

1.Preparing the print screen and arrange
the flock powder:
After getting the artwork or design from a buyer
need to prepare the screen for printing. And collect
the flock powder as per buyer color requirement.
Also we have purchased the flock based on buyer
quality requirement. It can be cotton flock or
polyester flock.
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Flock Printing Process

2. Making the Gum:
After arranging the flock powder we have to make
or purchase the gum. This gum must be high quality.
At present most of the print factory buys the gum
from chemical house. In this regards, this gum has a
limited expiry period. Which is +/- 6 hours. After
preparing the gum we can maximum use this gum
for next 6 hours. If the printers use it after 6 hours then
flock print can be waste out or come off from the
fabric.
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Flock Printing Process

3. Lay the fabric and paste the gum:
Now we have to lay the fabric on the table and
paste the gum on it by using the print screen. This
time screen man paste the gum on the fabric
instead f color. Gum take the place on the fabric as
in design.
4. The flock print:
After pasting the Gum on fabric as per design by using the
screen we put the fabric on an electric plate. Actually this
technique is for polyester flock print. After putting the
fabric on the plate we have to place the flock powder on
it evenly by use of a net like tools. In this point the electric
plate attracts the polyester fiber by electric powder. In this
process gum attached the flock with fabric.
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Flock Printing Process

5. Finishing process of flock print:
After placing the flock on fabric we have to dry
fabric. Now dry the flock printed fabric by a belt
curing machine at a specific temperature.

6. Quality checking and delivery:

Then we have check the quality and deliver the
goods for sewing.

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Precautions of Flock Print:

1. Always wash the printed sample or strike off for
checking that the flock is not coming off.
2. Use gum tape for removing the dust from
garments.
3. Wear musk while putting the flock powder on
fabric.
4. The production is slower than other prints. So, take
enough days from buyer for shipment.
5. Make the flock printing in a room like the place
because flock powder can effects on the other
prints.
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THANK YOU ALL

Azmir